Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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